Le Papillon is a French restaurant located in San Jose, California. Le Papillon is located on a busy street corner between a hotel and a strip mall. Although the surrounding area is prosaic, the restaurant is "elegant (and expensive)". Customers are pampered by "many people in suits". Le Papillon specializes in contemporary French cuisine. Owner Mike Mashayekh opened Le Papillon in 1977 in a remodeled coffee shop at its current location.